The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-09-30

the stump that rohibition was
undemocratic. On that point Mr.,
Pierce touched up Mr.. Bond as fol-
lows:
Fellew-eitizens, are we a law
abiding people or not? Is ths Demo-
cratic party the party of law and
order or is it the party OF whisky;
which is il? Do You believe we
have the tight to control the liquor
traffic? Tie Supreme Court says,
That which leads to CRIME, panper-
lsm and misery you have right 10
C 1ntrol. Now then, upon this liquor
question, NY fellow-citizens, we
find the law is aga INST the ants. Il
[ we've to talk to yeu for a month
l could threw no additional light
upon t at. The Supreme Court
settled these matters and settled them
years ago. Now then, from a DEM
ocraie standpoint, Mr.. Vertrees
says that they (the friend of the
amendment certainly de<iie to see
the Democratic party Sverth"own.
[ ask my friend Bond if he proposes
to endorse what Mr.. Vertrees says
IN this matter-that they certainly
desire to see The Democratic party
overthrow. MIR. Vertrees puts
this direct assertion. I ask my
friend B)nl If he indorses 1t. My
friends, who are supporting this
amendment, do you desire to see
the Democratic patty overthrown?
Who authorized Mr.. Vertrees, the
attorney of tie Liquor Dealrrs' As
s0cIatiOl in Tennessee, to pass upon
your purposes and motives? lie says
every man who tavors the amend
ment desire to overthrow the DEM
ocratic party and Il at is t. pur
pose Of the prohi bition Democrat.
Where is your authority? l ask my
sriend B md do you assert the same?
Do you say that mer who favor
this amendment desire the over
throw OF the Democratic party? My
friend asserted IN Dyersburg that
there were three sorts of Democrats
Anarchists, socialists and Jeffer-
sonians, aud that "we, the ants,
are the JtfersOman Democrats.
Every auti in this crowd feels like
he is Jefersvnian Democrat. Then
my friends, [ ask who are the anar-
chists and socialists. He is putting
us IN pretty bad company. There
are seven anarchists waiting to be
hanged in Chicago. Are we who
support the an endment to be classed
with ana1 chists aud socialists? Are
we proposing, from the standpoint
of my distingu shed friend, 10 tram
pie under foot the principles Of JEFF
lei sonian Democracy? say it o
the credit Of lhe American people
that there was not single native
born citizen engagel III ,he Hay
market murder, where sixty people
were murdered outright. [ say it
to the credit of Americans that there
was not a native BORN American in
the whole lot. Not one. Then, my
fellow-cirizens, il is tie scIa and
ohscuuringa Of Europe that we are
to be classed wth-Hith anarchists
and socialists. 1t my friend Bond
meant it that strong, prove it; ify1u
didn't mean 1t what aid you say il
for? Anarchists and socialists! Now
I look at these fair ladies III this
crowd. Do you feel like murders?
Do you feel like anarchists and So
cialists? Now then my friend says
we are like Henry GeOrse, who
prt poAes to take our property and
divide it up. Are you in favor OF
ANYTHING of that kind? My friend
and the ants a~d Liquor Dealers
Association of Tennessee stand hi h
up above the fog ana the CLUBS
where the broad principles of Demo
cracv are to be louna-found in-the
camps OF the liquor dealers. They
tell u. this Jsfersonian Democracy
is wrapped up, bound up in the
grand Old Democracy Of Tennessee
and they cannot be made to subscribe
to the traitorou- scheme thrown in
the way ofour material progress,
They will find, my fellow citizens
on the 29th IF September that the
sunlight as it ascends the noun
tains aud falls On The waters OF our
western shore, comes tinged with
the principles from the throne of the
great | Am, and that it comes not
teeming with the poisonous breath
from the atmosphere of the brew
cries and dis'ilIeries of tennessee.
Nv frien I, however, would have US
believe that the champions OF liber-
ty are to be found in the rasks OF
the Liquor Dealers Association;
they would have us believe in the
poisonous breath around which they
worship the divinities Of personal
liberty. will Hay to you, liberty